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Museum
Musée Wellington
Museum in the former inn where the Duke of Wellington set up his headquarters and wrote the victory communiqué in June 1815, in the centre of Waterloo.
Brabante Valão · Belgium
Waterloo
In the destination Bruxelas.
In the photo: Maison communale de Waterloo
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Waterloo.
City in Walloon Brabant, about 20 km south of Brussels, where French is spoken. It gave its name to the battle of 18 June 1815, which ended Napoleon's career. In the centre is the Musée Wellington; the battlefield to the south includes the Mémorial 1815, the Butte du Lion and the Ferme d'Hougoumont.
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The local experience
What to see in Waterloo
Museum
Mémorial 1815
Museum on the Waterloo battlefield, at the foot of the Butte du Lion. It tells the story of the 1815 campaign with a 3D film, uniforms and animated maps, and provides access to the Panorama painted in 1912.
Viewpoint
Butte du Lion
Artificial hill 43 metres high, with 226 steps, erected between 1823 and 1826 on the Waterloo battlefield. At the top, a cast-iron lion and a view over the whole battlefield.
Monument
Ferme d'Hougoumont
Fortified farm that the allies defended throughout the day of the Battle of Waterloo. Restored, it houses a museum with a multimedia show and a chapel that survived the fire.
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Museum
Dernier Quartier Général de Napoléon
Museum at the Ferme du Caillou in Vieux-Genappe, where Napoleon spent the night of 17–18 June 1815 and planned the Battle of Waterloo. It houses the emperor's campaign bed.
Museum
Ferme de Mont-Saint-Jean
Farm that served as a British field hospital during the Battle of Waterloo, treating around 6,000 wounded. It features a museum on wartime surgery, a microbrewery and a distillery.